08 Mar 1909
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1909
Page
1
Tonight at the Commercial club Albuquerque boosters plan to organize the second annual trade excursion. President Medler will chair the meeting to recruit hundreds of participants, set an April date, and choose routes while Santa Fe rates aim to keep costs low.
Washington March T Rivalry grows as the house ways and means committee seeks three vacancies. A western pick is expected to fill the republican slot created by Bonynge retirement with Howell of Utah Burke and Martin of South Dakota Cushman of Washington named as possibilities. In the minority seat left by Bourke Cockran New York, Francis B Harrison New York is leading candidates along with Representative William Bulner New York.
Manila reports a Filipino preacher named Mareh Am-Nicholas Za sparked a split in the Methodist church and began organizing an evangelical branch in the Philippines. He surrendered credentials and aims to gather at least four thousand former congregants into a new church group, affecting the Presbyterian body in the region.
Police with infantry dispersed a student gathering at the university hall in Warsaw. About 178 students were arrested and may be deported to their native towns in interior Russia. The university could be closed over the examination system debate.
A Night Rider captive, believed to head the group, escapes from jail in Dreston. Captain Quentin Rankin was murdered at Walnut Log, Tenn.. the fugitive, identified as Hoge, is at large as soldiers from Fort Keegan conduct a manhunt.
Baltimore on March 7 reports the city ended its isolation as Associated Press secured a direct long distance telephone link to New York. The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company and AT&T connected a direct line with Morse telegraphs, enabling immediate messages between Baltimore and New York.
The big balloon Chicago owned by CA Coey of Chicago will be launched from Los Angeles on Saturday. Captain Bumbaugh will pilot and arrange a field and gas for inflation at 1 000 cubic feet. Mrs Coey will participate to seek favorable winds for an eastern flight and the Lahm cup. the long distance record bid aims within a month.
Miss Helen Gould entertains 300 Cinejackets from the North Atlantic squadron at the Brooklyn Navy Yard after their world voyage. The visit included a reception at the Young Men’s Christian Association and greetings from Mrs Rose Sage who could not attend due to a broken arm.
Nashville Tenn Mare T c reports Attorney General McCain will issue another perjury arrest in the Cooper and Sharpe murder case of former Senator KW Carmack. The forthcoming testimony dispute centers on who fired first and the Coopers motive tied to Seventh Avenue route Carmack used.
Reported protest in Paris against the government unfolds as police crack down on socialist demonstrators during a public display unveiling for a monument honoring Charles Thomas. Government officials, including Premier Clemenceau, face opposition and tense crowds gathered for the event.
Floquet and President Fallieres lead a gathering that includes former premier Loubat and numerous officials as police move quickly to quell unruly demonstrations during the ceremony. The presence of senators deputies and organization members underscores the event’s significance amid tensions.
John Mitchell former UMWA president urged all United States actors to form a national body allied with the American Federation of Labor. The call came at a meeting of the Astors Society of America and allied actor groups to protest alleged abuses by theatrical agents.
Lieutenant Commander Ho James Reid of the United States Navy leaped from a second story hospital window and was likely fatally injured. He barricaded the door with a heavy oak table after sending his nurse for water, then dived headfirst from the window.
El Paso on March 7 reports Spanish matador Gallo, touring from the Mexican republic and heading to Spain, appeared in the Juarez arena. A third bull tossed him high yet he escaped with minor bruises and was taken to a hospital before returning to the ring to kill the fourth bull.
Washington March 7 William Loeb Jr named by President Taft as collector of the port of New York will depart tomorrow to take charge at the New York customs house Tuesday He has been detained in Washington overseeing the removal of Roosevelt effects and their shipment to Oyster Bay.
The Asiatic squadron under Rear Admiral Giles E. S. Harbor with cruisers Charleston Cleveland Galveston Denver and Chattanooga departs Manila Wednesday to cruise northern waters for months visiting Hong Kong Vladivostok and spending a month in Japanese waters.
A conference of the Steam Shovel Engineers and Dredgemen of America opened in Winnipeg with engineers from the Panama Canal present. About eighty thousand men are in the organization and workers from across the continent attend to discuss western working conditions.
In St Louis on March 7 Patrick Kennedy was shot three times by Patrolman James J Macguire after Kennedy allegedly insulted him. Kennedy, near his home, struck Macguire with a club before the officer opened fire.
An avalanche destroyed a workman shelter at Sankt Johan in Rabeburg Rabeng district. Twenty-seven men were killed in the disaster and rescue efforts are underway as authorities assess exposure and lifting dangers.
A fifteen year old Mestean girl El Passe, Tex Mareh 7 Moledad Armendariz reportedly took her own life this afternoon. She stood before a mirror and used a .45 Colt revolver placed over her heart to pull the trigger, ending her life.
Strong shocks lasting about half a minute were felt at midnight in Guayaquil and along the coast. No damage was reported, but residents were thrown into a panic.
Mrs Geo D Seeley widow of Colonel Keeley A B A died by asphyxiation in her Iowa Circle residence in Washington. The coroner issued a certificate of accidental death citing no foul play.
The pope, ill with a grip described as influenza like, remains under care but shows keen interest in the electoral results and insists on seeing dispatches with the returns as March winds blow through Kieme.
Honolulu March 7 The territorial assembly approves on second reading the anti Japanese bill by a 106 to 5 vote prohibiting aliens from fishing in Hawaiian waters.
The Smithfield Street Methodist Episcopal Church known as the brimstone church suffered $25,900 damage from a blaze of unknown origin. The memorial organ was ruined.
Hewitt bill in New Mexico proposes county precinct petitions signed by a majority of residents before licenses in unincorporated areas and high license taxes for cities. The measure aims to reduce country saloons and offense penalties while funding schools and road funds.
Walter F Schultz, a traveling artist, is found murdered near Alexandria Virginia after attending the inauguration period in Washington. A letter dated October 30 from Sioux City Iowa and several papers identify him as a prosperous man, with a sister in Sioux City and connections to Chicago and Blous City. The motive remains unclear and no weapon is found.
At a mass meeting in Pittsburg on March 7 the Catholic societies of Allegheny County adopted resolutions protesting the sale of postal cards ridiculing St Patrick and the Irish race. A committee was appointed to communicate the resolutions to card dealers in person.
March 7 report outlines tariff revision delays and legislative clockwork. House schedules, committee delays, and senate inaction push activity into an extra session era. statehood advocates for New Mexico and Arizona push for earlier action amid looming census enumeration and inauguration debates.
Washington March 7 The new president Taft and his brother Charches Taft walked to the Unitarian church for services amid eager crowds. After luncheon Taft rode twelve miles on horseback with General Edwards Captain Archibald Tutt and aide Melrernett along the new Tate speedway route.
Manila March reports a street car strike declared March 4 remains limited to railway operatives with potential sympathy actions feared. City police patrol cars at night with drawn sabers but no riots or disorders have occurred.
At Fort Sill Oklahoma in a prisoner of war gathering the Nedni branch selects Asu De kingh son of Whoa as chief to succeed the late Geropime while a formal election is planned. The ballot indicates the tribe's direction for the leadership.
A military court martial will begin at Fort Missoula on March unknown for Lieutenant Parkman of the medical corps. He faces charges of disobeying orders and conduct unbecoming an officer. The trial is expected to last several days.
Santa Fe leader Mr. Catron proposes an immediate constitutional convention to draft a New Mexico state constitution. Delegates would be unpaid, with expenses reimbursed by Congress. elections and convention costs might be covered under enabling act, aiming for a November referendum.
Reports from Fort Washakie north of Lander indicate a producing black asphaltum oil well was opened last night on the Indian reservation by the Washakie Hydraulic-Carbon Mining company. Operators Hassell Thorpe Gould Diets of Omaha WH J Uthlein of Chicago and J K Moore of Wyoming are involved. Prospecting had occurred in the area, but this well marks a commercial discovery in the field.
Theodor Roosevelt and his wife walked to Christ Episcopal Church through slush and snow, arriving with their children Ethel and Kermit nearby. The rector offered prayers thanking the former president for his gate return home and his administration's wisdom.
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